What is a Discount Beachbody Coach?

You may have heard of  discount Beachbody coaching. What does that mean? Well, Beachbody makes A TON of health and fitness products. A lot of people become a “coach” just so they can get 25% off the workout programs and other products like Shakeology, equipment, supplements, etc. As soon as you sign-up to be a coach you'll see your 25% discount appear in the SHOP on the...

My First Two Weeks of P90X2

So two weeks ago I started P90X2. This is Phase 1 or the “Foundation” phase of P90X2. The foundation phase is all about, well…working on your foundation! The P90X Fitness guide says, “The goal of Phase 1 is to help you create a solid attachment to the earth so you can do all other movements without compromising your form. When this happens you’ll look,...

11 Ways to Stay Fat Forever

I decided to change things up a bit! If you follow these 10 simple steps I can guarantee that you will NEVER reach your weight loss goals. WARNING: this article contains a lot of tough love. If you’re not ready to hear it maybe you should go spend some more time on Facebook while you crack open another can of Diet Coke. 1. Have a pity party. You are what you think. If you think...

Beachbody’s New Preworkout Formula

So Beachbody just released it’s first Pre-Workout (PWO) formula called ENERGY AND ENDURANCE which is now available for purchase. I’m going to order it today along with the pull-up assist I’m going to use with P90X2. Honestly I don’t know much a lot about this product because Beachbody has kept the details pretty quiet during development. But since I’ve...

Les Mills PUMP Beachbody Workout

Beachbody just released a video highlighting the new Les Mills PUMP home workout program. Check it out! ** UPDATE: LES MILLS PUMP IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDER THROUGH TEAMBEACHBODY.COM. THERE ARE TWO KITS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE: BASE AND DELUXE ** I’ll be honest with you, I’m an at-home gym rat, so I’ve never heard of Les Mills or BODYPUMP before. But...

Decide, Commit, FAIL!

Let’s face it: getting lean and ripped is no easy task. Thanks to the endless advertisements we see in magazines and on television, people often underestimate the amount of effort it requires to get the body they’ve always wanted. Our perception of the amount of work required is flawed. We think if our results aren’t as impressive as others we’ve seen or...

How to Ripen Bananas Quickly for Baking

Here’s a quick tip I picked up from America’s Test Kitcken Family Cookbook (which is a really good cookbook BTW–not a lot of low-calorie recipes though…but hey, when you follow a healthy lifestyle there’s always room for a little fun every now and then. Even Tony Horton himself states that he follows the “90/10″ rule.) I do see though that they...

How Many Calories Should I Eat During P90X

The law of energy balance is THE major law of weight control which you MUST understand and obey if you want to get super lean. Even if you’re eating “clean” and “healthy” you are missing the most obvious factor of all if you are eating too much. If you eat too much of ANY food it will get stored as body fat. To lose weight you must burn more calories than...